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Playing the IRS card: Six presidents who used the IRS to bash political foes
Since the advent of the federal income tax about a century ago, several presidents – or their zealous underlings – have directed the IRS to use its formidable police powers to harass or punish enemies, political rivals, and administration critics. Here are six infamous episodes.
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Briefing
IRS 101: Seven questions about the tea party scandal
How the tables have turned: The Internal Revenue Service is the one under the microscope now, as revelations emerged Friday that the agency wrongly targeted conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. Here’s an accounting of what has happened, along with the ramifications.
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3 priorities for Pakistan's new government
After 14 years, Nawaz Sharif is back at the helm in Pakistan. The nuclear-armed country faces a welter of problems, from terrorism to tensions with Afghanistan, India, and the United States. To move Pakistan forward, Mr. Sharif must focus on three priorities.
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Briefing
Chechnya: How a remote Russian republic became linked with terrorism
The main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are two brothers from Chechnya, a Russian republic that has been the scene of cyclical revolts and brutal crackdowns for the past 200 years.
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4 ways US can boost cyber security
The US needs a proactive cyber foreign policy that goes beyond naming and shaming. Here are four steps the US can take to bolster its diplomatic efforts to address cybersecurity threats.
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Is North Korea set to come off US terror-sponsor list?
Report says it could happen today, but Japan opposes the plan.
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World
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Showdown ahead over 17 Uighur detainees
The Justice Department says the judiciary does not have the power to release Guantánamo detainees into the US.
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Asia trumping US on science R&D
Federal funding for research has been falling in real terms. Is the nation's economic edge at stake?
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A scramble to unlock bank lending
US regulators are cranking out an array of options.
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Americans tightening belts
More consumers are trimming spending and debt because their net worth has fallen fast.
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As violence drops, Iraqi tribes begin to make amends
Tribal elders are reviving a traditional process to heal the deep animosities resulting from sectarian bloodshed between Shiites and Sunnis.
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World
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USA
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America as superpower: shaken, not deposed
Some see demise, but others cite enduring signs of US power.
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Opinion: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must go
We tried privatizing them before, in 1968. It didn't work.
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Opinion: End the US-Cuba embargo: It's a win-win
Normalizing ties would be smart policy and politics.
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The Monitor's View: Americans turn to Uncle Sam
The US is entering an era of more active government. Can Washington deliver?
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Global economy gets global action on rates
In all, 22 nations have lowered interest rates since Monday.
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What about Fannie and Freddie?
Lawmakers look to place blame for the financial crisis, but not (yet) on the institutions it had a hand in.
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Can ‘electric oysters’ restore New York’s waters?
Experiment aims to reestablish bivalves staggered by pollution, overharvesting, and disease.
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Asia trumping US on science R&D
Federal funding for research has been falling in real terms. Is the nation’s economic edge at stake?
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US federal court orders Chinese Muslims in Guantánamo released
The Bush administration hopes to block the judge's order to free the 17 Uighurs, who were detained in Pakistan almost seven years ago.
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Obama struggles to attract wavering Jewish voters
False rumors have tempered enthusiasm from this slice of the Democratic base.
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The Monitor's View: First, foreclose on market fears
The global financial crisis needs the hope that US mortgages are trustworthy.
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Obama and McCain diverge on globalized trade
They’re looking for balance between ‘free trade’ and protection for American workers.
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High court refuses to hear racial profiling case
Jose Cerqueira had sued American Airlines for discrimination after being removed from a flight in 2003.
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Opinion: Boiling point in Bolivia
Internal conflict could destabilize the region. Here's what Washington can do.
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U.S. House honors Monitor's centennial
Resolution cites 'unselfish service through journalism'
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Markets foresee global contraction
France, Ireland, and Denmark are in recession. Others teeter on the edge.
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